New Testament Essays & Research Papers

Best New Testament Essays

Poetic Book Literature in the New Testament
Compartmentalizing Scripture is a contemporarily popular way to study the Bible and is very useful at times. However, Scripture tends to unify itself. Despite studious efforts to “divide and conquer,” perhaps a more appropriate approach would be to identify the areas where different sections of Scripture are sewn together and then further study how and why. One particular facet of sectional mingling is the way the Old Testament passages are quoted...

THE NEW TESTAMENT
The New Testament is a record of historical events, the ‘good news’ events of the saving life of the Lord Jesus Christ—His life, death, resurrection, ascension, and the continuation of His work in the world.
Origin and Meaning of the Term “New Testament”
Our Bible is divided into two sections :
* Old Testament
* New Testament
The Greek word for “testament,” diaqhkh (Latin, testamentum), means “will, testament, or covenant.”
New Testament or Covenant (anticipated in...

Don king
Professor Samuel Young
New Testament
10/14/2014
Matthew and Mark
The books of Matthew and Mark are two gospels in the New Testament. There are four total gospels although. The definition of a gospel is referred to as either “good tale” or “good news” and these four gospels are autobiographies of Jesus of Nazareth. Matthew and Mark are similar but, they also are revealed contrarily in numerous ways. Matthew trusted on a lot of Mark’s wisdoms in this book about the life...

THE OLD IS IN THE NEW CONCEALED
It is said that, the Old Testament is the New Testament Concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament Revealed because one cannot appreciate the New Testament without an understanding of the Old Testament. It lays the ground work for the redemption Jesus brought.
The coming of Jesus Christ to redeem the world from the bondage of sin was not an afterthought. God revealed His plans of sending a redeemer called the Messiah through the prophets. The...

﻿Michael Paul Jackson
BIBL-104
New Testament Summaries
October 8, 2013
LUKE
Luke is of the gospel genre in the New Testament. The key points and purposes of the book of Luke are: to tell of Jesus Christ’s Birth, along with his life and all the many miracles that he performed. Luke starts out with the Angel Gabriel: detailing visiting a man named Zacharias and told him that his wife would be giving birth to a son named John. From this point, Luke explains the conception of the Lord...

Reflection Paper
Philippians
I chose to write my reflection paper on the book of Philippians. Before writing this paper I was not entirely familiar with the life of Paul or his teachings. It was an interesting book once I understood the background and reasoning for Paul’s writings.
Paul wrote Philippians while in prison. His priority was always on the advancement of Christ. He was completely unconcerned about his lack of comfort or the situation he was in while in prison. His...

Reflections on New Testament Survey
I feel the New Testament is the living story of the life of our Lord Jesus Christ; this is why Christians need to read it in order to get an understanding about whom Christ Jesus really is and his message of eternal life. The New Testament provides an rich amount of information about Jesus’s life, teachings, and his crucifixion. The New Testament also gives a practical understanding into Jesus the man, what he was and is like, and how he responded to a...

﻿Chase Talley
New Testament 110-003
Acts Ch. 21-28 penta summaries
Chapters 21-25
In chapter 21 Paul takes off to go to Syria but is warned by some disciples in Tyre to not go to Jerusalem. In Caesarea Paul gets in some trouble and is told that he will be blinded and this is told by Agabus. Paul is willing at this point to give his life up for God. Later in chapter 22 Paul gives a sermon and tells pretty much his testimony and about how Christians were being persecuted. Paul then gets in...

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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Is Tithing for New Testament Christians?
Daniel S. Steffen, PhD.
SEMI 500 B02
Introduction to Seminary Studies
by
David Boston
February 08, 2014
I. Introduction: Are New Testament believers required to pay tithes according to Jesus' statement in Matthews 23 vs. 23.
II. Who was Jesus talking to when he said, “this you should have done; without leaving the other undone."
A. The purpose for tithing under the...

Salvation Reflection Paper
The doctrine of salvation is at the core of the Christian faith and is a the heart of the work of Jesus. This paper is going to summarize the doctrine of salvation from two authors that the author of this paper read and studied and then give his subjective view or opinion of what each author presented in their explanations of the doctrine of salvation. The first of these authors is Alister E. McGrath from his book Theology:The Basics. The second author is Dr...

Jacklyn Reaviles
L24877830
BIBL 104-D16 LUO
12/11/2012
Summary of the books of the New Testament Books
John
The genre of the book of John is gospel. John was written so that people may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that you can have eternal life if you believe in him. The author gives examples on the signs of Jesus to portray his identity and mission. The book begins with a description of the Word becoming flesh. John the Baptist declares that Jesus is the...

An Explanation on “Redemption”
George Herbert was a religious poet who lived from 1593 – 1633. His poetry portrayed his struggles with God and how he defined their relationship. “These poems reflect Herbert’s struggle to define his relationship to God through biblical metaphors invested with the tensions of relationships familiar in his own society: king and subject, lord and courtier, master and servant, father and child, bridegroom and bride, friends of unequal status.” (Norton, 1705) His...

1. What are the bases of our high level of certainly regarding the text of the New Testament? E&Y, p.35 #6
- There is extensive evidence supporting it, the authors of the books wrote them within living memory of Jesus' life.
- All of documents were in manuscripts form, consulted by scholars to make the modern translations and produce English versions.
- There was Wealth of evidence. “The New Testament is by far the best-attested writing of antiquity. Over five thousand...

SPIRITUAL GIFTS IN 1 CORINTHIANS 12
Introduction
In reading the Bible, one of the many discoveries made is the presence of miracles. Both Old and New Testament writers record the fact that miracles were part of the biblical record and each miracle was performed for a specific reason. For the purposes of this paper, only New Testament examples of miracles will be considered in the search for the meaning behind miracles and miracles performed by false prophets will not be...

What we know today as the New Testament was compiled over a period of many decades. It was first referenced as the “New Testament” by Clement of Alexandria. It is believed that the books that comprise what we know as the New Testament canon were in existence no later than the end of the first century. The included books varied by different sources until the fourth century when the Bishop of Alexandria, Athanasios, included them in a letter to his flock in AD 367. His list was approved by...

Bottom of Form
c Bottom of Form
Proper Use of the Tongue
In our last article, we reviewed the improper use of the Christian’s speech. Now, let’s think on the proper use of the tongue. Paul writes of “speaking the truth in love” in Ephesians 4:15. Here, we have the content (truth) and the motivation (love). How we speak the truth and with what tone we use is as important as what we say. Our tone and approach will affect the reception of that truth. Proverbs 15:1-2 tells us that a “soft...

The miracle that I have chosen to discuss is found in Luke 14:1-6. It is the miracle of Jesus Heals a Sick Man.
The introduction to the story tells us where Jesus was at the time the miracle was performed and why he was actually there. “One Sabbath Jesus went to eat a meal at the home of one of the leading Pharisees…” (14:1)
The showing of faith came when Christ asked those who sat before him watching him, “Does our Law allow healing on the Sabbath or not?” (14:2). As there was no specific...

﻿Your Faith Has Made You Well (St. Mark 10:52)
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen”. Hebrews 11:1
Respected fathers, judges, teachers and dear friends. Today I stand before you to share my views on the topic given to me “Your Faith Has Made You Well (St. Mark 10:52).”
What is faith?
Faith is an attitude as well as a statement. It is an attitude of trusting God fully like a little child, trusting his or her mother without question. Faith is a...

HY WE PRAY
God has called us into a relationship with Himself. Relationships require communication. Prayer is communication between a holy God and a beloved you and me. Throughout God's Word we're taught the significance and role of prayer.
GOD COMMANDS US TO PRAY.
“In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for Me in earnest, you will find Me when you seek Me” (Jeremiah 29:12,13, NLT).
God wants to be in relationship with us. And He knows we need what He can give....

I. Worldview is the bulk of morals, beliefs, and experiences that shapes a person’s outlook on the world. Many times these are preconceived notions, and sometimes even biases, that shape how we view other people or judge certain issues.
II. The worldview for the question of origin deals with how everything came to exist. Christians believe that God is the creator of all things. The Bible declares in Colossians 1v16, that all things are created by Him. This includes the things we can see, like...

BIBL 104-B45 LUO
June 18, 2012
Summary of the books of the New Testament Book
Luke
The book of Luke is a Gospel that contains narrative, genealogy, sermons, parables, and some Prophetic oracles. Luke begins by telling us about Jesus’s parents (Mary & Joseph); the birth of His cousin, John the Baptist; Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born in a manager, a common Christmas story, yet always fascinating; and the genealogy of Christ through Mary. Jesus’ public...

1. The Holy Spirit.
2. The Personality of the Holy Spirit (Bible)
2.1The Holy Spirit is a Person.
First, He exhibits five attributes of a person:
2.1.1 He has intellect
The Holy Spirit has intellect, for "the Spirit searches all things." (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit reveals the deep things of God and reveals them to us. The same word is used by Christ in John 5:39, where He says, "Ye search the Scriptures."
2.1.2 He has knowledge
No human being can know the thoughts...

﻿ Who is Jesus Christ?
Unlike the question “Does God exist?” very few people question whether Jesus Christ existed. It is generally acceptably that Jesus was truly a man who walked on the earth in Israel 2000 years ago. The debate begins when the subject of Jesus full identity teacher or a godly man. The problem is that the Bible tells us that Jesus was infinitely more than a prophet a good teacher or a godly man.
C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity writes the following: “I am...

fJSNT 33 (1988) 3-17]
THE UNIFYING KERYGMA OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
Eugene E. Lemcio
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119, USA
I. INTRODUCTION
Thesis
The purpose of this article is to offer evidence J}lat, co~trary to the prevailing view, there is a central, discrete kerygmatic core that integrates the manifold plurality of the New Testament. Without denying the diversity that may be found therein, I hope to initiate a return to the largely neglected task of identifying the...

Dissertation: Biblical aspect of Bibliology
Bibliology, as most Christians know, is the study of the Bible, which is God’s word. The word “Bible” comes from the Greek word biblion, which means book. The original writings were prepared on papyrus, which was a plant that was cut into strips and dried. The word “Scriptures" comes from the Greek word graphe, which means writings. The idea of “Scripture” saying something is presented to us in the Bible, and is equivalent to God speaking. The...

Name: Robert Chiappardi
Student ID: 23825914
Course: BIBL 104
Date: 7/09/2011
Summary of the books of the New Testament Books
Matthew
The genre of the book of Matthew is a Gospel. The major theme is to prove that Jesus is the Messiah, and His coming was foretold in the Old Testament. God wanted the world to accept Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. Through Jesus’ ancestry, and major events such as: the virgin birth, fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, Jesus’ baptism,...

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John
The genre of this book is gospel. The key theme of John is Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and he is the one who gives everlasting life. Key characters in this book are Jesus, John the Baptist, Lazarus, and Mary Magdalene. The first part of John tells of Jesus’ ministry and teachings. John tells of how Jesus performed miracles such as healing the lame and blind and bringing Lazarus back from death. The story of the feeding of the five thousand is also mentioned in John. In...

THE MESSAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
__________________
A Book Review
Presented to
Dr. Richard T. Vann, Jr.
Dallas Baptist University
__________________
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for MALA 5366
__________________
by
Travis G. Gothard
April 14, 2013
Bruce, F. F. The Message of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1973. 120 pp. $10.71.
“What is the New Testament?” “Is there one New Testament Message?” F. F. Bruce addresses these...

New Testament Final
1.1 What challenges did the Jesus-following movement encounter in its expansion from its original Jewish circles to the Gentile world?
whether or not the Jewish law will be applying to the gentiles.
1.2 What major question grew out of the expansion of the early church to include gentiles, beginning with Cornelius in Acts 10, but building into a full-blown controversy between Paul and other Jewish Christians? Where in the New Testament can we turn to see Paul’s...

Section One: The Academic Study of the New Testament
Based on the reading and notes thus far, it is plainly evident that this class will entail no more than the history and methods of the New Testament and other Early Christian Writings. This is a class of neutral sides working together to become historians of the ancient world.
One might easily ask what the major difference is between an academic/historical approach and a theological confessional approach to the New Testament...

﻿CWV-101: Finding Scripture: God and Creation Worksheet and Journal #3
Module 3 - Part 1 Finding Scriptures: God and Creation Worksheet
God:
Matthew 3:13-17 – This passage talks about baptism with Jesus and Jon
Matthew 28:16-20 – This passage talks about doubt, and how JESUS is the authority of all
I Corinthians 12:3-6 – This passage talks about God who empowers them all in everyone, and varieties of service and activities
John 1:1-5 – In the beginning was the word, without God...

Ephesians 2
Verses 1-3
a) We are dead because of our transgressions and sins
b) We walk according to the world and the devil
c) We fufill the desires of the flesh, and mind
Questions:
1) In Ephesians 2:1-2 God found us spirutually dead. Why were we said to be dead?
❖ our transgressions and sins killed us
2) Who is the ruler of the kingdom of the air?
❖ The devil
Verses 4-10
1. God made us alive...

Describe the development of New Testament Canon in period of time studied (35 marks)
The New Testament Canon is described by Princeton Online Dictionary as, “a collection of books accepted as Holy Scripture - the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired.” Basically the Canon is a selection of books used by the Church for public worship and also the books which the Church acknowledge as inspired scripture normative for faith and practice. The term (the...

The Cost of a Christ Centered Life
Towards the end of David’s life and reign as King of Israel, he did something that God didn’t like. He counted his men. People warned him not to count his men. But he did it anyway.
So what. He counted his men. What’s the big deal?
At this point in his life David had not only outlasted King Saul (when he spent years chasing David around the middle east trying to kill him), and out fought the giant Goliath, but David and Israel under David’s leadership...

﻿Introduction of the New Testament
Summary of introduction to the new testament
Louis Berkof by systematically addressing the origin of the Gospel and the Epistles of the New Testament, their content, characteristics, authorship, composition, and canonical significance,
Takes on the difficult undertaking of ensuring that the New Testament is accurately understood within what he perceives is the correct historical setting. Berkhof primarily intended this book for his students at Calvin...

﻿BIBL 104
10/13/13
Summary of the books of the New Testament Books
Matthew
The Book of Matthew is of gospel genre. It is the first book of the New Testament and the first of the four gospels. Matthew is sometime referred to as “The Sermon on the Mount”. Matthew begins with the descent of Jesus. Matthew is a book that was wrote by the Jews for the Jews retelling the story of Jesus’ birth. King Herod orders all male babies ages two and under in Bethlehem and surrounding towns to be...

BIBL 104
December 9, 2012
Summary of the books of the New Testament
Matthew
Matthew is written in the form of a gospel. The book of Matthew proclaims that God is Emmanuel, that Jesus is the Messiah, with all power and authority, and the promise he will be with them forever. Some key issues in Matthew include tracing Jesus’ family line to Abraham, the conception of Jesus, Jesus’ baptism by John, Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness, Sermon on the Mount, Peter’s name change to Simon, the...

Summary of the books of the New Testament
Matthew
The book of Matthew is written in the gospel genre. The key theme in the book of Matthew was that Jesus Christ is our savior. It talks about, Jesus Christ's birth, baptism, and ministry experiences. The book of Matthew is the only New Testament book which actually contains the word 'church' within its writings, which I find that completely amazing. The book describes Heaven much more than the other books within the Bible. Jesus, Mary and...

The New Testament as Church Scripture
Amber Stewart
RELS 2311, TTh 1:00
December 8, 2012
The New Testament is a compilation of letters form apostles and stories of Jesus. Making it the second major division of the Christian biblical canon following the Old Testament. The New Testament was more efficient in spreading Christianity all over the world. Consisting of 27 books written in the 2nd century of the Christian Era.
The New Testament includes the gospels of...

﻿Harris calls Paul “the most influential apostle and missionary of the mid-first-century CE church and author of seven to nine New Testament letters” (H G-33). It would be quite an accolade to receive such recognition, but what makes it even more remarkable is that Paul, or Saul, (Saul was his Judean name and Paul was his Roman name (footnotes B 1943)) originally persecuted the ekklesia or “church”. Paul went from persecuting the ekklesia or “church” to being its “most influential apostle and...

Minor essay 1: Old Testament Covenant
Introduction
The idea of covenant is central to the Bible’s story. “Covenant presents God’s desire to enter into relationship with men and women created in his image. This is reflected in the repeated covenant refrain, “I will be your God and you will be my people” (Exodus 6:6-8). Covenant is all about the relationship between the Creator and his creation. The idea may seem simple; however the implications of covenant and covenant relationship between...

ARTICLE REVIEW:  MINISTRIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE EARLY CHURCH'
AUTHOR: SCHMIDT, PETER
In This article Peter Schmidt looks at ministry in the New Testament and early church, comparing them to what we now understand to be ministry and office , with the aim of proving that offices as we know them, were not the explicit will of the historical Christ but were an evolution which occurred because of historical and cultural circumstances at a particular time and so we are not bound,...

Bible 104
3/8/2013
Summary of the books of the New Testament Books
Mark
The book of Mark is a genre of gospel. The gospel of Mark begins by describing the life and ministry of Jesus. Mark tells of Jesus being baptized by John and He is then sent to the desert for forty days and forty nights. He was tempted by Satan but He overcame all of the temptations. Jesus then began calling on His disciples with the purpose being that these men would follow and learn from Him as Jesus shared and...

Jewish and Roman Persecution in the New Testament
By
BIBL 2013-Studies in The New Testament
Submitted Workshop# Four
Facilitator Dr. Sabande
Christianity began as a Jewish sect during the period of the Second Temple The New Testament and other Christian texts depict the Early Christians as being persecuted by the Judean establishment, occasionally through the Roman authorities, for their heterodox beliefs. Since...

Sources of Knowledge about Jesus outside of the gospels
* Rabbinic Judaism
* A book hostile toward Jesus
* Called Jesus the son of a hair dresser
* Dates back to the mid to late 2nd century
* Not as reliable as other sources
* Apocryphal Gospels
* Tries to satisfy the question of what Jesus was doing before the onset of his ministry
* Second goal is to explain theological viewpoints some view as questionable
* Includes books such as...

﻿WEEK 2 STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What does Powell mean by “the earthly Jesus?” What does Powell mean by the “historical Jesus” and the “exalted Jesus?”
According to Introducing the New Testament, Mark Powell discusses the two type of “Jesus’s” found in the New Testament. Powell explains that the earthly Jesus, and the exalted Jesus are the same person but the Christian faith likes to distinguish between the two. For instance, the earthly Jesus is explained as the actual person. The Jewish man who...

﻿Michele Murphy
Introduction to New Testament I
Dr. Lawson
Reflection Essay #3
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew was written to prove that Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah from God, the King of all Earth and to make plain the Kingdom of God. Matthew uses the genealogy of Jesus that traces him back to Abraham, to further prove that it was yet another fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy. Theologians consider this gospel the most Jewish, with a high regard and similar...

BIBLE BOOK SUMMARIES INSTRUCTIONS
For these assignments, you will write a 150–170 word summary for 5 books from the Old Testament and 5 books from the New Testament. You may select which five books to summarize, but must include at least one book per genre in the following fashion:
1. Old Testament: Must include at least one narrative, law, prophecy, and wisdom book.
2. New Testament: Must include at least one gospel, narrative, epistle, and apocalyptic book.
Since a sample of...

Worldview 1
Worldview Assignment
Angela Knight
Liberty University
November 14, 2011
Worldview 2
Worldview Assignment
Part One: A worldview is the sum of the beliefs, norms, and traditions a person holds in their life. These belief factors then filter how a person views, acts and...

﻿Bible Dictionary Project Instructions
For these 2 distinct projects, imagine you are writing a series of short articles for a Bible Dictionary. As we have seen in our study, Bible dictionaries are useful tools to learn more about the books, people, and places we encounter in Scripture.
Your task will be to write:
1 Three concise 200–250-word essays about a book, person, and setting/place from the Old Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week 5).
2 Three concise 200–250-word essays about...

I. What is a worldview? Define what the term “worldview” means. Use descriptive phrases to support your definition. (25–50 words)
A worldview is a philosophy or the way an individual views the world and everything in it, and is present in every single human being on this planet. A worldview is an individual’s set of beliefs, and directly affects their decision making, values, relationships, and behaviors by that individual.
II. Articulate the biblical/Christian Worldview (what is...

The Aeneid, a poem written before the era of Christ and Christianity, has been argued to be a precursor to the values of Christianity, much as the Old Testament is a precursor to the New Testament. While the Aeneid does not explicitly lay out these values, scholars have interpreted the text otherwise. Some scholars have made claims arguing for the connection between The Aeneid and The New Testament, finding their evidence in other works of literature, especially Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno,...

1 Introduction
The four New Testament (NT) gospels of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John present four accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus. Bible scholars and historians assigned the gospel names and their authors as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John respectively.[1] The three gospels, of Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic gospels.[2]
The aim of this paper is to discuss the main themes and focuses of each of canonical gospels and show how they relate to reveal a complete picture...

Hans Holbein the Younger
“An Allegory of the Old and New Testaments” (1530)
I have chose Hans Holbein the Younger, as my artist for this critical essay. He was an accomplished portraitist during the Tudor Dynasty,as well as King Henry’s private painter. I would have like to have done some of his portraits, but I felt that it would be very difficult for this assignment, as his portraits were more of a modeling, as opposed to creative imagery art.
The piece that I have chosen...

mother church model of church growth
Dramatization Approach and How it is Reflected in the New Testament
Herbert Fletcher University
MCAL-614 Ib: Church Growth and Church Planting
Ian Williams
Sherwin White
The dramatization and object lesson witnessing approach was extremely dominant in the Old Testament. This witnessing approach that was present in the ministry of Hosea, Jeremiah, Elisha and especially Ezekiel the...

New Testament History Background
The works of Ezra and Herod the Great were extremely significant to the history and background of the New Testament. They made many different contributions to the Jewish community. These contributions had different impacts on Jewish life during the time of Jesus and the church.
Being born in the period of Herod the Great had a tremendous impact on the life of Jesus. Before he was born an angel came down to Mary and Joseph and warned them that they needed...

The New Testament is the second part of the Bible and is more concise than the first. It is made up of the Gospels, The Acts of the Apostles, epistles, and the Book of Revelation. The center or core of the New Testament are the Gospels because they are the most important source to understanding the life and teachings of the savior, Jesus Christ. There are four Gospels named for Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Being similar in in teachings and writing, the Gospels according to Mark, Matthew, and...

﻿Author
One day in about the year 95 A.D., a man named John had a vision from heaven. The book of Revelation is John's record of that vision (Revelation 1:9-11). John was a Christian leader of Jewish origin who was in exile on the Roman prison island of Patmos. We don't know why John was exiled to Patmos, but it may have been for refusing to worship the Roman emperor Domitian, who had declared himself a god. Tradition says John the apostle (Mark 3:14-19) was the author of both Revelation and...

﻿Kyle Wessel
Dr. Paul V. M. Flesher
Intro to the New Testament
Analysis Paper #3
Christian Social Behavior
Across the three Pastoral Epistles, wise instruction is given on how to be a properly functioning leader in the Christian Church. With this instruction comes guidelines for how to live like a Christian in the Graeco-Roman world. Even without extensive knowledge on Roman society it can easily be seen how the standing leaders in the Church at the time aimed to thoroughly reform standard...

Question 1
There are many elements to consider while reading the bible. Three vital elements to gain knowledge about the New Testament according to NTA (New Testament Antiquity) would be to know the land, having an understanding of the history and knowing the culture of the people from the land. Knowing these three items will broaden the bible and the message of Gods word, confirming and bringing knowledge from the past. In order to paint a picture that will allow literature to flow the authors...

﻿Megan
BIBL 104
10/10/12
Summary of the New Testament Books: John, Acts, Ephesians, Philemon, Revelation
John
The Gospel of John is written largely in Narrative history and contains sermons, parables, and several prophetic oracles. The key prominent personalities are Jesus, John the Baptist, the disciples, Mary-mother of Jesus, Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Pilate. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate the deity of Christ by inspiring and strengthening the faith of those who wanted to...

To be honest, although I have read both the Old and New Testament, it has been awhile since I have read either one of them. Before this class, I never really studied either one and did not feel completely confident in my understanding of the meaning of the Bible. I feel like studying the Old Testament has given me a better understanding of all the events in the Old Testament as well as shone some light on the New Testament. I feel like it gives me further explanation and since I am a person...

In Walton’s Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament, he writes, “ With no revelation . . . there was no way to know what pleased and what angered . . . This is the plight of those who live in a world without revelation. In the end, for all of their conscientious ritual, they did not know what deity wanted” (p. 145). Please post a 400-word response to Walton’s statement. Discuss the importance of revelation to God and the biblical writers. Seek to answer questions like “Was it...

REL 201 – Intro to the New Testament
Essay 4
Explain why Paul is often considered second only to Jesus in his contribution to Christianity.
To understand Paul and why he is regarded so high as to be put only second to Jesus is bewildering to some. We must first though understand Pauls’ background and his overall divine message he is trying to portray to understand why he is regarded as he is.
Paul, whom was born in Cilicia, was named also Saul which means “asked for”. He was...

The New Testament is full of the inspirational words of God. He breathed these words into the hearts and minds of many brilliant authors who transferred them into epistles. There are numerous passages in the New Testament that are extremely important and mean a lot to me. Paul’s writings and the epistles of James are particularly special to me. Paul focuses mainly on emphasizing grace through faith. James primarily claims that works proves faith. Unfortunately, some readers have claimed that...

﻿In the book "Journey into God's Word: Your Guide to Understanding and Applying the Bible (pp. 100-102), Duvall and Hays teach the four steps of the Interpretative Journey for the New Testament letters. These steps, when utilized properly, helps us grasp the meaning in the scriptures Galatians 5:16-18, but also gives us an understanding of how we interpret things in the modern world as opposed to those in the biblical world.
Step one of the Interpretative Journey for the New Testament letters...

Course Assignment #1
Summary, Interpretation and Conclusion
of the Old Testament
April 5, 2010
Summary of Old Testament
Table of contents:
1. Introduction
2. The historical background of the Old Testament
3. The Pentateuch
4. Historical books
5. Wisdom writings
6. Major and minor prophets
7. Conclusion
8. Works cited
Introduction
The Old Testament constitutes an essential and fundamental part of the Bible. In fact, the Old Testament comprises books...

MORRIS MAWOCHA (MASTERS IN BIBLICAL STUDIES)
BIB-501
OLD TESTAMENT AND ADVANCED RESEARCH
AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE PENTATEUCH
OUTLINE OF STUDY
1) Primeval History
a) The Creation and The Gap Theory
b) From the fall of Men to the Tower of Babel
a) God’s Creation marred by Sin (Genesis 3:1-15).
b) Noah and the Flood( Genesis 6:5-8, 7:1-4, 9:8-15)
c) The Tower of Babel( Genesis11:1-9)
2) Patriarchal History
a) God’s...

﻿Elizabeth Rockafellow
Student #N1838-7067
July 25,2014
A journey through the Old Testament
Old Testament Survey-OTS-101
For at least 6,000 years the stories found within the Hebrew Bible, commonly referred to as the Old Testament in many Christian Circles, has been a piece or the texts shaping the faith of those who worship within an Abrahamic faith community. The basic texts found within the Protestant Old Testament that this introductory text lends to be 39....

Old Testament Survey Final Paper
Abraham leading Isaac to Moriah
By:Denise Grosskopf Feb. 15, 2011
Messianic Scripture O.T. Survey
The Old Testament of the Bible is loaded with Messianic prophecies. From whom the Messiah will be to what the Messiah will do; you can find it prophesied about in the Old Testament. Messianic prophecy...

Teaching and teachers have been around for a long time. In the Old Testament, the instruction was provided by the scribes. Even though we don't have an in-depth description of teaching techniques, we do have an idea that the usual method was rote memory. The teacher's role was to communicate the message and the hearer was to recite that same message back to the teacher. Teaching then moved to another phase  this next phase was to arouse the listener's aptitude by presenting problems and to...

Running head: ADVANCED OLD TESTAMENT SURVEYA Journey through the Old Testament Student Attending School
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School in which Student is AttendentFebruary 23, 2014
Advanced Old Testament SurveyIntroduction
I have seen some reports about this book, and most of them were nothing more than rehashing of what we already know about the Old Testament. Some took a favorite chapter or person and centered on it, while others gave a condensed summary of as many chapters as they could, given the...

Instruction:
North Central Theological Seminary administers both supervised and unsupervised testing and examination methods for completion of an assigned course.
Unsupervised Method: After reading the PDF texts issued for a course, For Master's and doctorate degree students, the twelve page essay must have one page of introduction, nine pages of critical thinking regarding the subject matter, and two pages of summary conclusion. After the completion of the essay portion of the test, the...

The Christ in the Old Testament
The Old Testament was like a world where God would unexpectedly appear to humans and interact with His creations. The main reasons for this particular action was to inform that person of what He was about to do. God would also use his appearances as a way to to strengthen and encourage his people. In this world, where God sneaks down to conform into the physical form of a human, was for the purpose so that His creations would be more easily able to relate to...

There is said to be over a thousand years of literature in the Christian Bible as it is today. This essay will look at the New Testament of the Bible, what the factors were that lead to its formation and the validity of those factors.
The Bible must be looked at not as a single book, but as a collection of twenty-seven books. These books as we have them today are not originals, they have been translated from copies of copies and as ancient manuscripts were copied by hand, there is much room for...

SURVEY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
PART I
Genesis to Judges
Genesis 3- Creation Tarnished by Sin
1. How accurate was Eve’s understanding of God’s requirements?
Eve did not have an accurate understanding of God’s requirement for living in the garden. She
didn’t know what God had said. She had some idea, but not the thorough understanding. As a
result of not understanding (Gen 3:4-5), she began to doubt God’s word and reason for not wanting her
to eat from the tree. She relied...

﻿Kristen Jones
L26377592
BIBL 104-D23
May 9, 2014
New Testament Bible Dictionary Project
Book: Revelations
The basic literary genre of the book of Revelation is an epistle. It is said that “The Book of Revelation is the greatest book of apocalyptic literature ever written” (Hindson, E & Towns, E 2013. Pg555). The Book of Revelation is a very descriptive book that uses symbol that depict the events and persons relevant to the book and also a number structure of threes and sevens....

﻿Bible Dictionary Project
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Course: Bible 104-B40
Date: 6/14/2014
Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project:
The Book of Job.
Considered a Wisdom book of the Bible, The Book of Job was written in the style of Hebrew poetic dialogue. Although the author is unknown, there are three prevailing thoughts on authorship. First, Job wrote the book at the end of the events he chronicled. Second, Moses wrote the book and third, due to some unique verbiage and the...

Old Testament Survey - OTS101
Nate Jackson
Student # N1838-2219
June 12, 2011
Summary
The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time, yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and...

Have you any idea how often the word "faith" and its related terms "faithful, faithfully, faithfulness and believe" occur in the English Old Testament? I have in mind the King James Version, which is the one commonly used in our churches. A study of your Bible with this question in mind will prove to be most revealing, even startling.
Do you know how often you find the word "faith" in the Old Testament? Exactly twice. In Deuteronomy 32:20the Lord speaks concerning His people: "They are a...

﻿Testament (1000-1200 words). The student is to summarize Youngblood’s basic approach to the OT and, in this process, reflect on the way in which the story develops through each of the topics outlined in his work (identify the relationship between the different topics).
The Heart of the Old Testament written by Ronald Youngblood is an extraordinary book that makes logical sense to the Youngblood’s approach to the OT. Youngblood identifies the nine themes that form the pillar of the Old...

Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament_
_By Christopher Wright The role of Jesus in the New Testament can hardly be disputed. He is the foundation, the source, and the completion of salvation into the Church for all who would believe. A question that is often ignored, though, is how does Jesus relate to the Old Testament. Is there a relation between Jesus and the Old Testament? If so, then what factors are involved in that relationship? Is knowledge of the Old Testament essential for...

When exploring the word of God in the Old Testament (OT), it is important to locate the texts into a social and historical context. It is in this context that the word of God is mediated by human expression. To deny the human expression is effectively to place a barrier between the word of God and it’s invitation to revelation. The OT can be seen as a “record of people’s experience of God’s self-revelation” (Rohr & Martos, 2011, p. 22). Thus the theology underpinning the OT meaning and...

Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
Introduction
Transforming and compelling Dr. Christopher J. H. Wright plunges into this surprisingly refreshing biography of Jesus Christ in his book “Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament.” Wright develops and cultivates within one’s self a strong confidence in the Old Testament and the values portrayed which spill over into the New Testament. Wright underscores how not only did these values mold and shape the New Testament but how they were the...

What is the Christian's Relationship to the Old Testament?
Introduction.
Before the gospels and Pauline epistles, early church Christians related to the Old Testament as Scripture and viewed their Christian walk as the fulfillment of the promises made to Israel from the Old Testament, which foretold of the coming age of the Messiah. The first New Testament Christians understood the importance of the Old Testament; it was their “Bible” they preached from. Just as in the early church,...

Paranormal Science: Is It a New Normal?
Jim Sturgill
Assignment 6-1
R.Fernandez
05/07/2013
Introduction
Dictionary.com defines paranormal as: of or pertaining to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation. Some examples are ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot. Some people in science choose not to believe in it, some want to study it, but most just want to see what happens next. With the sudden outbreak of TV shows and movies on the subject, it is no...

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E. C. Mitchell
BIBL 110 B11 LUO
Biblical World View Essay
September 15, 2014
Apostle Paul and the Good News
Introduction
Dr. Elmer Towns and his co-author Ben Gutierrez in their book “In Essence of the New Testament: A Survey” supports the idea and the importance of all Christians grasping the knowledge put forth in the book of Romans. Biblical educators such as Samuel Coleridge and Martin Luther holds Paul’s epistle to the Romans in high esteem (Towns & Gutierrez, 2012). They refer to as...

Old Testament vs. Hellenic Divine Intervention
The Old Testament and Hellenic texts we have studied have numerous
examples of divine intervention. The range and complexity in human affairs that
these interventions occur have similar, yet different attributes. Both texts
describe divine intervention as a way of explaining "why things happen(ed) and
being "chosen" by God or gods to fulfill a destiny. Both also see divine
intervention as something that can not be understood by humans; God or...

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Justine Likuka
Student #: S669567
Advanced Old Testament Survey
Assignment #:1 Essay
Submitted October 15, 2014
Introduction
Beginnings are important. Throughout the course of history people have wanted to know their origins. History then matters, not simply because it describes what happened in the past, but also helps people to understand the present and the future.
Elmer Towns’ book, “A Journey through the Old Testament”, is the story of how God developed His people in...

Christopher Patterson
Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians, Hays Essay
Summer 2011 OBST 591-B05 LUO
Dr. Street
June 5, 2011
Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians is honoring Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. The bible says that the Old Testament is a shadow of what Jesus Christ is. To look at it in a different perspective the” Light”, who Jesus Christ says He is, reflects a shadow on the Old Testament Law. Whatever Jesus Christ did in the New Testament was the...

﻿Module 2 - The Old Testament
Give an outline of your own personal reasons why you think that a study of the Old Testament is useful
The Christian Bible has two sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the original Hebrew Bible, the sacred scriptures of the Jewish faith, written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC. I believe there are many reasons to study the Old Testament. The Old Testament lays the foundations for the teaching and events which...

Turabian Footnotes
Detailed guidelines for formatting according to Turabian style can be found in Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th edition. Below are some examples of citations for common types of sources. Quoted or paraphrased material should be cited in footnotes (unless a teacher specifically asks for endnotes). Footnotes should be single-spaced.
|TYPE OF SOURCE |FIRST REFERENCE...

Church History I Theme Report
New Role for Women in the Early Church
This theme report analyzes how Jesus sent a new revolutionary message laying the
groundwork for the elevation of the social status of women in the early church. The cultural
norm of the day was that women were restricted to subordinate roles in society and the church.
Jesus broke boundaries in his dealing with women and led his disciples to challenge those same
boundaries as they took over leadership of the...

Since its original publication in 1930, the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner has drawn much exploration and critique. Though this analysis is very far reaching and broad in topic, one interesting route of investigation is the novel's connection to the Old Testament. One does not have to be a Christian to study the similarities in theme; there are very many occurrences of biblical subject matter and correlation, these having been studied by student and scholar alike. The Old Testament is...

Portrayals of jesus in the gospels
Short Writing Assignment #2
Each of the four gospels contained in the New Testament portrays a different and unique portrait of Jesus. Mark's gospel represents Jesus as the suffering servant, while Matthew shows Jesus as the new Moses. Luke stresses Jesus' inclusion of the outcasts and then John's non-synoptic gospel shows Jesus as God's presence and as an otherworldly figure.
Mark portrays Jesus as a powerful yet unrecognized and suffering Messiah. Stories...

Why did Jesus use parables to convey much of his teaching? What can we learn from this about how we should communicate ‘good news’ to the people around us?
Introduction to the Gospels
23/02/2009
The Gospels of the New Testament contain 39 different parables told by Jesus (Phillips 2004, 18-19) and no doubt he spoke many more during his ministry. Jesus’ choice to use parables to teach his people is one that has intrigued many people throughout history. The aim of this essay is to get to...